Struck by falling object
EE WAS BOLTING WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS, LANDED ON CANOPY SLID OFF, HITTING HIM ON LT SHOULDER, LT ARM & RT LEG.
Mine No. 8Coal
National Coal Corporation · Underground
Huntsville, Scott County, TN · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002469
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- May 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2000 · 6 incidents
Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN THE #4 BELT LINE, INBY #4 BELT HEAD 8 BREAKS APPROX 1500' SECTION. FALL WAS APPROX 20' LONG - 10' WIDE AND 30"" THICK. APPEARS TO BE SMALL HORSEBACK.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS HELPING TO PULL A ROCK OFF TOP OF CONTINUOUSMINER WHEN THE ROCK SPUN STRIKING HIM IN THE ARM.
Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION 1500'OUTBY SECTION CONVEN. BOLTS WERE USED IN THIS AREA 20 YRS AGO AND APPEARED TO HAVE LOST TORQUE..NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN FALL AREA. FALL WAS APPROX 20'W,X50'LX30"" THICK
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO PRY ROCK OUT OF BRIDGE CARRIER. WHEN BAR SLIPPED, FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BAR AND METAL. BROKE FINGER ON RT HAND.
Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A BREAK THAT WAS MINE & SUPPORTED BY PREVIOUS OPERATOR, APPROX. 20 YEARS AGO. BREAK WAS BOLTED BY CONVENTIONAL 36"" BOLTS AND BREAK HAD SHALE ROOF THAT HAD WEATHERED OVER THE YEARS. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED (IDLE SHIFT).